five years. Fifteen teaching credit hours will be equal to one-half year of credit and thirty teaching credit hours will equal the maximum of one year of experience. Recommended rank placement and starting salary are to be part of a position offer and will appear in the formal letter of appointment. Performance Review and Tenure Eligibility Initial Faculty Probationary Period All new faculty members will serve an initial probationary period of two years. During this initial probation period the faculty member will be evaluated each semester. Evaluation criteria during this probationary period may include student evaluations, classroom visitations, peer review, college and community service recognition, and an annual review by academic supervisors including Division Directors and the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services. This initial probationary period may be extended for one year at the discretion of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services due to unsatisfactory performance. At the conclusion of the extended evaluation period a decision will be made by the Division Director and the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services to retain the faculty member, with concurrence of the College President and a Board personnel action. If the faculty member is retained, he/she will be placed into the tenured track probation period. Tenure Track Probationary Period Faculty members successfully completing their initial probationary period will serve a tenured track probationary period prior to becoming eligible for tenure (4 years for Instructor/Assistant Professor; 2 years for Associate Professor). During the tenure track probationary period, a faculty member will participate with the Division Director in a series of annual reviews of faculty performance in the areas of (1) teaching competence, (2) professional growth, and (3) participation in college/division service. These reviews will be completed after the required classroom evaluation, but prior to March 15 of each academic year. During these meetings the Division Director will review with the faculty member the accomplishments in the three areas identified above. The faculty member must also complete a self-evaluation and portfolio in which accomplishments are noted and goals stated for the next academic year. In the Division Director’s evaluation, problems in any of the three areas will be described and corrective measures will be identified. The Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services will conduct a performance review with the faculty member and Division Director. Accelerated Tenure Track A tenured faculty member leaving an accredited institution, recognized by the United States Department of Education, in good standing, who is hired at HCC, may be eligible for an accelerated tenure track. This previously tenured faculty member should have been at the full professor rank and have at least 10 years of full-time teaching experience.
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